No. Because Ronaldo just won the Champions League, which is THE elite club (Franchise for Americans) competition in the world. But it is a European Competition. He was crowned a European Champion. Because it's held and played between teams Geographically European.
Le Bron won the NBA Championship. He's a North American Champion because it's held in North America.
It's not about where the players in the TEAM come from. It never has been.
It's about where the TEAM hails from/competes and who the player PLAYS for. It always has been. There is no I in team. The team comes first. It always has and it always will.
Ronaldo will be a World Champion when
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He wins the upcoming World Cup with Portugal
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He wins the World Club Cup this January/December with Real Madrid (They qualify as the best team in europe after winning the Champions League I mentioned above.
Le Bron will be a world champion if Basket Ball ever holds a basketball world cup.
If the NBA ever agree to have the NBA champions (if it's the heat) compete against the winners of other leagues in the world.
This has been proposed before but the NBA turned it down (they were the only organisation)
No offense but Americans a generally very xenophobic/ignorant when it comes to sports. So I get it. you were raised to think a certain way. But your way of thinking is still wrong, because of logic. The logic I posted above. The logic which the rest of the world stands by so makes Americans look extremely arrogant when they call their national league winners, world champions.
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